-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A federal appeals court has denied Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer 's request for an expedited hearing on the state 's controversial immigration law . Instead , the case has been scheduled for a hearing during the first week in November .

Brewer had wanted public oral arguments in the case for mid-September . The Justice Department had urged a slower schedule , and the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed in a brief order issued Friday evening .

Arizona filed its appeal Thursday , asking the court to lift U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton 's preliminary injunction on the immigration law .

Bolton 's ruling Wednesday temporarily blocked some of the most controversial provisions of the law , known as SB 1070 , including the requirement that police officers check a person 's immigration status while enforcing other laws .

Bolton also blocked provisions of the law making it a crime for people to fail to apply for or carry `` alien registration papers '' or `` for an unauthorized alien to solicit , apply for , or perform work , '' as well as a provision `` authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person '' if there is reason to believe that person might be subject to deportation .

The parts of the law that took effect Thursday include a ban on so-called `` sanctuary cities '' -- municipalities with laws or policies that render them relatively safe for undocumented immigrants .

The judge also allowed a provision in the law that makes it illegal to hire day laborers if doing so impedes traffic . The parts of the law dealing with sanctions for employers who hire illegal immigrants also withstood the first legal test .

CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said the ruling reflects the government 's argument that immigration enforcement should be dealt with at the federal level .

`` Arizona may have good intentions , they may be trying to make up for where the U.S. government has failed , but what the judge is saying is , this is not the way to do it , '' he said

As other states pass similar laws , Toobin said , the issue is `` very much destined for the Supreme Court . ''

State Sen. Russell Pearce , author of the law , said he foresaw a protracted legal fight from the beginning .

`` I wrote it to go to the Supreme Court , '' he said before the ruling came down . `` I 'm begging for that fistfight at the Supreme Court . We will win in a 5-4 decision and finally settle this problem . ''

He added , `` My message to the judge , is uphold the Constitution . Uphold states ' rights . This is a battle of epic proportions . This is the states versus the central government . ''

CNN 's Bill Mears contributed to this report .

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The appeals court rules that a hearing will be scheduled in November

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer had requested oral arguments in September

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The state wants the court to lift an injunction blocking many parts of the law

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Experts predict the fight could head to the Supreme Court